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G.D <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natwal Resources <br />7373 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 C O L O R A D O <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 D 7 v 7 5 t o N o e <br />RECLAMATION <br />FAX: (303) 832-8706 MIN 1 NG <br />/ E <br />1 SAF <br />TY <br />October 4, 2006 " <br /> <br /> Bill Owens <br />MI. Bob Holloway Governor <br />Monarch Mountain Marble Company, LLC Russell George <br />18402 Dos Pieos Pazk Rd. Ezecntlve Director <br />Ramona, CA 92065 Ronald W. Cattany <br /> Division Oireaor <br /> Natural Resource Trustee <br />RE: Colorado Mazble LLC, Lily Mines, Permit No. M-1987-028 <br />esponse to Issues Related to Reclamation <br />Dear Mr. Holloway, <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety received your letter regarding issues related to <br />reclamation at the Lily Mines on September 28, 2006. Based on this letter, and at your request, the <br />Division conducted a site inspection to further discuss what reclamation measures maybe taken at <br />the site in lieu of the Cease and Desist Order issued by the Mined Land Reclamation Board. <br />In response to your letter, the Division has the following response to the reclamation tasks; <br />1. Backfill the unpermitted road on US Lime property. This activity would be allowed <br />since this would decrease the reclamation liability on site. <br />2. Grade in new road to upper mine workings. This activity is not allowed since this would <br />most likely increase the reclamation liability on site. <br />3. Channel Taylor Gulch with additional rip rap to insure separation between disturbed <br />azea and the gulch. This task would be allowed and probably required under the <br />temporary stabilization plan. <br />4. Re-work grade on lower mine pad to ensure drainage runs into the pit. This task would <br />be allowed and probably required under the temporary stabilization plan. <br />5. Re-do the silt fence previously installed to eliminate DMG concerns regarding previous <br />failure. This task would be allowed and definitely required under the temporary <br />stabilization plan. <br />6. Hauling stock piled rock from the pit azea (mined in previous years) down to the lower <br />pad (disturbed area included in the mine plan). This task would not be allowed unless <br />they take stockpiled material that was already mined and haul it down to the plant site <br />and this activity decreases the reclamation liability at the site (If it increases the <br />reclamation liability it is not allowed and if there is a question on who owns the material <br />it would not be allowed on legal right of entry questions). Therefore, only the stockpiled <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines <br />